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Abortion in Bolivia

AbortionData.org 26/05/2023

Since 2017, Bolivia has legalized abortion up to the first eight weeks of pregnancy under the following circumstances: to avoid health or life risks, the pregnancy results from rape or sexual ...

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Abortion in Peru

AbortionData.org 12/04/2023

Abortion in Peru is regulated; it is allowed when the pregnant person's life is in danger, creating a very restrictive context regarding sexual and reproductive autonomy.

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Abortion in Chile

AbortionData.org 04/04/2023

In 2017, Chile legalized abortion in three scenarios: risk to the pregnant person's life, fetal malformation, and rape. However, due to its recent implementation, 70% of Chile's population is either ...

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Abortion in Argentina

AbortionData.org 04/04/2023

The state of the law in Argentina falls within the category of countries where individuals can freely request access to safe abortion up to 14 weeks of gestation (VLP). After this period, the law ...

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Abortion in Guatemala

AbortionData.org 09/05/2023

Abortion in Guatemala is highly restricted and penalized. It is legal only in cases where the pregnant person's life is at risk. A government decision in 2022 criminalized abortions and increased the ...

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Abortion in Ecuador

AbortionData.org 12/04/2023

Ecuador regulated abortion in 2021. The law establishes that abortion is decriminalized in all cases of rape, so anyone who has suffered sexual violence can access abortion care without legal ...

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Abortion Stigma in Colombia

AbortionData.org 19/04/2023

Abortion Stigma Report 2022 Abortion Stigma in Colombia Abortion is decriminalised in Colombia and is legal with no restrictions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. Yet abortion stigma ...

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Abortion in Colombia

AbortionData.org 12/04/2023

Colombia now has some of the most liberal abortion laws in Latin America. In 2008, Colombia induced an estimated 400,400 abortions, of which only 322 were legal procedures or Voluntary Interruptions ...

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Abortion in Brazil

AbortionData.org 12/04/2023

There are only three legal instances of abortion in Brazil: rape, imminent danger to the pregnant person and a severe birth defect. 1 out of 5 Brazilian women have undergone at least one abortion by ...